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Bill: Educational Extremes Devolution
Details
Submitted by[?]: Green Freedom Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: November 2350
Description[?]:
| This bill would devolve three "extremes" of education to the county governments: 1. The beginning of schooling, Primary School; 2. The end of schooling, or Higher Education; and 3. The extreme measures of schooling, namely corporal punishment. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Higher education institutions.
Old value:: The government maintains a system of universities, vocational schools, and colleges nationwide.
Current: The government maintains a system of universities, vocational schools, and colleges nationwide.
Proposed: The government leaves the development and funding of all higher education institutions up to local governments.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Pre-school education.
Old value:: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nursery and pre-school educational centres.
Current: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nursery and pre-school educational centres.
Proposed: The government leaves the pre-school education policy to local governments.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The teacher's right to discipline children.
Old value:: Teachers may use corporal punishment at their discretion.
Current: Teachers are forbidden from striking children and may only use non-contact discipline (detention, expulsion etc).
Proposed: Discipline levels are set by local governments.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 07:49:43, January 26, 2007 CET | From |  Democratic Party of Dorvik | To | Debating the Educational Extremes Devolution |
| Message | The Moderates support this proposal as it will strenghten local democracy & people's participation in politics, decrease central government bureaucracy and better answer to local conditions & needs. The local governments can make as responsible decisions as the central government. |
| Date | 20:08:58, January 26, 2007 CET | From | Noordelijk Bevrijding Front | To | Debating the Educational Extremes Devolution |
| Message | I have a rpbolem with 3: Namely being that I don't think we should allow legalised assualt under any circumstances. However, it is better than nothing. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 132 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 138 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 29 |
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| Random quote: "It is vain to talk of the interest of the community, without understanding what is the interest of the individual" - Jeremy Bentham |